recovered my table, can i brush the felt every night?

Bob Jewett said:

Don't use the spray stuff.

If your last cloth only lasted 9 months with three hours a day of play, it was either cheap cloth or you weren't cleaning it correctly.

Vacuuming after eight hours of play is not too often. That pulls the chalk dust out of the cloth. A brush tends to spread the chalk around and work it into the cloth.

In the old days some table mechanics used plaster of Paris for the seams between the slates and that could crack and get pulled up by the vacuum. I hope your installers used something more permanent. I think a little hand vac is not strong enough for the job.

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Bob Jewett said:

Vacuuming after eight hours of play is not too often. That pulls the chalk dust out of the cloth. A brush tends to spread the chalk around and work it into the cloth.

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3kushn said:

The very best 3Cushion rooms vacuum after every game no matter how long it takes. 30 Min - 1.5 hours.

On my 3C table I thoroughly vacuum then come back with a very lightly damp micro fiber cloth. Wring evey drop out. Turn it over after each slate. 6X getting around. Cloth is folded in 4ths.

Wipe, Do not Scrub.

Don't forget the rail nose.

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judochoke said:

the cloth i replaced was royal blue siminoes. so it was good felt, but it just got dirty, grimy, nasty. i probally should have tryed the hot water and a microfiber towel, that sounds like good advice.

this is why i started this tread. i want my new 860 HR to last for quite a while. i do like the idea of steaming hot water and a microfiber towel to wipe down the tabler:wink:

i did buy the X1 from amazon, but after trying it out a few times, for 86 bucks, i sent it back. was not worth the money to me.

thanks again for all of the ideas and comments. gotta keep that felt clean!!!!

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